Pin pan



NOV- 6, 1962 F. R. wlEsENHoFER. 3,06L901 PIN PAN Filed Sept. 2, 1958 INvBN'roR. FYED R. Wn

EN HoF R' United States Patent 3,061,901 PIN PAN Fred R. Wiesenhofer, 630 E. 3rd St., Scottsdale, Ariz. Filed Sept. 2, 1958, Ser. NO. 758,345 3 Claims. (Cl. 24-3) The present invention relates to a receptacle; more particularly, it pertains to a spiliproof receptacle adapted for holding small metal objects adjacent to onels person.

In certain skilled trades the operator or workman must arrange the work with his hands and fingers and then apply metal fasteners to hold the work securely in place. Such a situation is encountered in the women's hairdressing profession. It has been the practice for many years for operators to apply small metal pins to womens hair while it is being arranged for waving. Previously the operator has arranged the clienfs hair with his fingers and then reached to a nearby stand or to his mouth where small metal hairpins were held ready to apply to the clients hair. The disadvantage of having the pins at a distance from the work or carrying them in the operator9s month preparatory to their application is obvious.

One object of the present invention is to provide a spillproof receptacle that is convenient to the operator's hands while they are arranging hair.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a small receptacle suitable to attaching to onels person for holding small metal objects close at hand preparatory to applying them to the work.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a small receptacle which will securely hold metal objects, pins, close to a beauty operatofs hands while working at arranging a woman's hair.

These and other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following specification, drawings and claims.

My invention comprises briefly a receptacle provided with a magnetic plate in the base thereof and a concave contour on the underside, the whole being adapted to securely hold small metal objects Within the receptacle while the receptacle is resting on a personls shoulder.

So that the present invention may be presented more clearly and more easily understood, applicant now refers to the drawings in which:

PIG. l is an elevational view of my receptacle;

FIG. 2. is a plan view of my invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the receptacle shown in FIG. 2 taken along the line 3-3;

PIG. 4 is a second cross section view of my invention as shown in PIG. 2 taken on the line 4-4.

The receptacle comprises a concave bowl portion 12 defining sides thereof and a base 14 attached to the bowl portion 12 around its periphery at line 14a. The base 14 has a semi-cylindrical concavity 15 adapted to fit the contour of a personls shoulder, the radius of such Semi-cylindrical cavity being between four inches to eight inches. Small prongs 19 project from the concave surface 15 of the base 14. The bowl portion 12 and base 14 may be one integral structure formed from a light metal such as alurninurn or magnesium, or a polymer material such as polystyrene; or it may be formed in two separate pieces and fastened together along the seam 14a. A base plate 16 is prepared from soft magnetic iron, magnetic alloy or other ferromagnetic material fitted to the bottom edges of the bowl portion 12 and supported between the base 14 and the bowl portion. Slots cut symmetrically into the base plate 16, as at 17, will increase the magnetic flux external to the base plate, thus making a Stronger and more permanent field for gripping hairpins or other small ferrous metal objects. An alternative to a base plate which itself is magnetized would be a base plate of nonmagnetic material having one or more magnet elements attached to the bottom surface thereof.

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A clamp arm 18 extends along the bottom of the base plate 16 between the base plate and concave portion 15 of the base 14 to one side of the receptacle. The clamp arm 18 is attached to the center of the plate 16 by means of a rivet 20 which passes through an opening 22 in the center of the base 16. The end of the clamp arm 18 is provided with a clamp 24 comprising a movable clamp jaw 26, a spring 28 and at the extreme end of the movable clamp arm 18, a curved section 30 which cooperates with the movable clamp jaw 26 forming the clamp 24.

The pin' pan having the structure described above is most conveniently utilized by resting the concave section 15 of the base 14 on a persons shoulder. The custom in beauty shops and hair dressing salons is to place a towel over the customer's Shoulders. The pin pan is then placed over the towel and the clamp 24 is fastened to the towel to prevent it from sliding off the person,s shoulder. Ferrous metal pins for arranging the customers hair are placed in the pin pan and held adjacent the operator's fingers by the magnetic base plate 16.

By means of the clamp 24, the base plate contour 15 and the gripping projections 19 spaced thereon, the pin pan is held in place on the customer's shoulder but may be readily shifted from one side to the other. In the event that the receptacle is tilted on the person*s shoulder to an extent that the metal objects therein can spill out, they are still held securely in the pan by the magnetic attraction between the pins and the base plate 16.

The above detailed specifications are intended as illustrative only of my invention. The scope thereof is limited only by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A spill proof device for holding small metallic objects adjacent a person's head comprising a shallow receptacle elongated in a horizontal direction having a flat rectangular base portion provided with an inclined semicylindrical concavity integrally formed in the under surface thereof to maintain said receptacle in a 'horizontal plane When positioned on a personls shoulder, a contoured flange integrally formed and extending upwardly about the periphery of said base portion, a lower portion of said flange extending upwardly at right angles to the base portion and an upper portion of said flange extending upwardly and outwardly from said lower portion defining an angular seat at the juncture thereof, a magnetic plate disposed on the angular seat and defining with the upper portion of the flange the receptacle for said objects, an arm centrally secured to the lower surface of said plate and extending outwardly parallel to the plane of the plate through said lower portion of the flange, and a clamping element secured to the outwardly extending end of the arm to fasten onto the person's clothing.

2. A spill proof device for holding small metallic objects adjacent a persons head comprising a shallow receptacle elongated in a horizontal direction having a flat rectangular -base portion provided with an inclined semicylindrical concavity integrally formed in the bottom thereof to maintain said receptacle in a horizontal plane when positioned on a persons shoulder, a plurality of depending spaced apart prongs on the under surface of said concavity, a contoured flange integrally formed and extending upwardly about the periphery of said base portion, the lower portion of said flange extending upwardly at right angles to the base portion and an upper portion of said flange extending upwardly and outwardly from said first portion, defining an angular groove at the juncture thereof, a magnetic plate having a plurality of slots formed therethrough disposed on the angular groove and defining with the upper portion of the flange the receptacle for said objects, an arm centrally secured to the lower surface of said plate and extending outwardly parallel to the plane of the plate through said lower portion of the flange, and a clamp member secured to the extendng end of said arni to fasten to the persn's clothing.

3. A spill proof device for holding small metallic objects adjacent a person's head comprising:

a shallow receptacle elongated in a horiontal djrection having a flat rectangular base portion provided With an inclined semi-cylindrical concavity integrally formed in the under surface thereof,

the axis of said inclined serni-cylindrical concavity being parallel to the sides of the base portion having the smallest dimension,

a plurality of depending spacted apart prongs on the under surface of said concavity,

a flange extending upwardly about the periphery of said base portion,

said flange having a lower portion extending upwardly from the base portion and an upper portion extending upwardly and outwardly from said lower portion defining an angular seat at the juncture thereof,

a magnetic plate disposed on the said seat and defining With the upper portion of the flange a 'space for holdng said objects, and

a releaseable clamp having an arm secured to said plate and extending outwardly through the lower portion of the flange to fasten on to the persons clothing.

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